Canada Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal is nuts. And noisy. And fun.
1. Things to Do Grand Prix Weekend
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Street fairs, free outdoor DJ sets, jet set supper clubs, competing afterhours ... there's a fair bit of action packed into one weekend.
2. Canada Grand Prix: Past Races
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A retrospective of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 race held in Montreal June 6th through June 8th on the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, rediscover the highs and the lows of that particular Canadian Grand Prix, from practice run to race. And click here for a peak at what happened at the 2007 Canada Grand Prix race, including a closeup of Robert Kubica's miraculously non-fatal hairpin crash. For those not in the know, there is no 2009 retrospective because there was no 2009 Grand Prix in Montreal.
3. Gilles Villeneuve Circuit: An Image Gallery Tour
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The race track was originally called the Île Notre-Dame Circuit but changed names in 1982 after Quebec racing hero Gilles Villeneuve died in a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. Find out more about the circuit, the "Wall of Champions" as well as what goes on at the track year round.
4. Anatomy of a Formula 1 Event
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So the actual race is technically two hours long but the brouhaha emanating from those 120 minutes easily covers a week. Ever wonder why? What goes into the making of a Grand Prix race? Brought to you by Brad Spurgeon, your About.com Guide to Formula 1.
